Columns
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Brother's marital strife affecting young childrenFeb 17, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My brother and sister-in-law have two little girls, 5 and 2, and I love the four of them very much. My brother is a doctor and works many irregular and overnight shif...
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Score one, it seems, for Donald Trump - despite his efforts to ruin itFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - By Ed Murnane After more than two years as president of the United States, Donald Trump has scored one of his few -- but most significant victories - although in typical...
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About those tax deductionsFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - Before you write the check to reserve seats for your business' annual Cubs Rooftop Outing, or other client event, you may want to check with your tax advisor. In fact, i...
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Rozner: Common to the world, special to meFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - My father was an ordinary man. I guess he was just about as ordinary as anyone you've ever met. In the old neighborhood, sure, he was the electrician, plumber, roofer. I...
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Anti-Semitism has spread through the Islamic world like a cancerFeb 17, 2019 12:00 am - In recent weeks, attention has focused on two freshman Democratic members of Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, both of whom are Muslim and have made critical state...
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Grieving over loss of teacher or mentor is normalFeb 16, 2019 6:31 am - I play country-western songs for my kitties - they like the low backbeat and find it soothing. Well, there is a nice country song by a singer who lost his beloved guitar...
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Condo meetings generally open to owners, not publicFeb 16, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Are Illinois condominium associations subject to the Illinois Open Meetings Act? A. The Illinois Open Meetings Act is not applicable to condominium associations, and ...
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Make sure your desires are written in contractFeb 16, 2019 5:00 am - Q. We want to stay here till school is out, and then we hope to move to a bigger house. Meanwhile, we're getting ready to put this house on the market. We had made a rea...
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Most retirees should have an annuity in their retirement planFeb 16, 2019 5:00 am - Editor's note: This column is the first in a series that will continue next week in HomesSaturday. A retirement plan has two major objectives. One is to provide assuranc...
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Grammar Moses: Hey, readers! What words are on your minds?Feb 16, 2019 12:00 am - This will come as a shock to many of you, but I regard this column as a diary of sorts. You know, the kind of diary you leave on the coffee table with a "read me" sign o...